Grandma, Grandpa, Ruth, John
Frederick, Ruth, John Cook ’33
Elsie, Molly, Percy at Venbrook ’60 Molly, Mary, Ruth, Elsie, Percy, Miriam - ’59
Mary, Ruth ’80
50th wedding anniversary, 1918
Miss Piggot - Garford Postmistress
Ruth & Heber
Donna, frederick & Ann
Heathfield Chapel Graves:
WWW, Sarah, Molly, Elsie & John Cook
Ruth & John Cook
Ruth’s garden cabin at Broad Oak
Elsie, Percy & Molly
Fred, Ruth & Molly
(1938)
R.R. ! Coghlan, B. C. Dear Brother & Sister
I was pleased to get your letter telling me some particulars of Mother’s last days & the funeral. to (?) you say it would have been a comfort to us remaining if she had left a dying testimony, but we know her future happiness does not depend upon it, although it would have been so welcome to us. Her going is another proof that one generation passeth away and another cometh and we too must soon follow. Oh may we each be prepared for that solemn change, “eternernity tremen- dous sound to guilty souls a dreadful wound but Oh if Christ & heaven me mine how sweet the accents how divine. As I get older I fell more & more the importance of being right at last when heart & flesh fail how little it matters about earthly things then, though they often seem to weigh us down now, & we get weary with the jorney & I ooften say with David forsake me not now I am old & grey headed. The Lord said to Martha “thou art careful and troubled about many things but one thing is needful”. I sometimes look around at the wicked & think what a terrible portion is theirs (although some of them will afflict this life) without God & without hope. I was pleased to hear you are still able to work & glad to say I am too, although I am now got very shaky, especially me left hand & foot. I suspect our sisters hardly know what to do for the best & Mary not able to let her promises makes it more difficult. Remember me to Mary & love to you each Your Affectionate Brother, Fred
Celebrating the Vancouver Wests:
Sarah Aldworth
Jane Westell
William Westell West & Sarah Aldworth’s Family page
(1925)
My Dear Mary,
Is it true you are of age. it seems but a little time ago, it was........ Well my Dear Mary. I wish you every Blessing, for time & Eternity, please accept the trifle just to let you know I had not forgotten you, I wish it was more. The writing Box belongs to your dear Grandpa. Will you accept it in memory of him. It is old. I have known it over 56 years. Tell your Daddy I miss him more & more. I don't expect you will be able to read this. My hands & head to .............., with fond Love to your dear self, Father & Mother, from your poor worrying Grandma. Hope all are well. In haste
PS. the Lawyer has not settled up yet.
Fred, Ruth & Molly
Heber
Ruth West
Frederick
Garford School
Grove at the end of the 19th century